D.L.'s True First Time Around the Year

[D.L.]

I've been a member of this group for a long time. In the past, I promised myself I would read the books and do all the challenges, but I never got around to it because well, life happens. But in 2023, I really want to go around the whole year and complete it too. So that's my major book goal for 2023. I've been planning it a lot & am ready to go!

Progress: 37/52

[D.L.]

Cover Collage

[D.L.]

✔ 1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y: (Australia) The Dry (8/12/23)
✔ 2. A book by an author you read in 2022: The Skeleton Key (4/30/23)
✔ 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list: (A Christmas book) Santa Baby (5/31/23)
✔ 4. A book with an interracial relationship: Tempted by the Tycoon's Proposal (1/3/23)
✔ 5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover: Karen's Roller Skates (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #2) (3/2/23)

✔ 6. A book where books are important: A Killer Read (5/11/23)
✔ 7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title: The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (9/7/23)
✔ 8. An author's debut book: How to Steal the Lawman's Heart (11/14/23)
✔ 9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W: (Women's Prize) The Hundred Secret Senses (3/3/23)

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✔ 10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities": (Baby) First Comes Baby... (3/15/23)
✔ 11. A book about a person/character with a disability: I'll Be Seeing You (6/13/23)
✔ 12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies: Buzz Off (11/18/23)
✔ 13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover: Mallory and the Trouble with Twins (8/3/23)

✔ 14. A book with a con, deception, or fake: The Heist (5/24/23)
✔ 15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1: (19th Century) The Duke and I
✔ 16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2: (20th Century) Mexican Gothic (5/15/23)
✔ 17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3: (21st Century) Dumplin' (11/24/23)

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18. A book related to science: Love on the Brain
✔ 19. A book related to the arts: A Thief in the Theater: A Kit Mystery (11/21/23)
✔ 20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel: Night Road (7/25/23)
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author: Arsenic and Adobo
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover: You'll Be the Death of Me

23. A book with a body of water in the title: Sea Swept
✔ 24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy: The Fashion Orphans (8/3/23)
25. A book with a tropical setting: Aloha Alibi
26. A book related to pride: Legends & Lattes

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27. A book by an author from continental Europe: The Diary of Anne Frank
✔ 28. A book that is dark: Dark Witch (9/6/23)
29. A book that is light: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
✔ 30. A book related to a chess piece: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (11/11/23)
✔ 31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com : (Ann M. Martin) The Doctor Is In! (8/27/23)

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature: (Manchester, England) The Killer Inside
✔ 33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923: (Robert) The Bridges of Madison County (7/23/23)
✔ 34. A novella: The Pearl (8/25/23)
35. A book with a school subject in the title: Sophomore Year Is Greek to Me

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✔ 36. A book that has been translated from another language: Malice (5/13/23)
✔ 37. A book with the theme of returning home: The Rancher Returns (5/18/23)
✔ 38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover: Dead Wrong (7/23/23)
39. A western: Dances with Wolves

✔ 40. A book with a full name in the title: Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (4/13/23)
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists: Rebel
✔ 42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter: Ghost of a Chance (2/19/23)
✔ 43. A book that involves a murder: Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal (11/27/23)
✔ 44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal: Most Likely to Deceive (6/4/23)

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✔ 45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books: Beauchamp Hall (8/19/23)
✔ 46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe: Mango Cake and Murder (8/5/23)
✔ 47. A book related to a geometric shape: Full Circle (1/30/23)
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story: Murder Past Due

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023: The Broken Girls
✔ 50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt: (34. A novella) The Christmas Shoes (5/12/23)
✔ 51. A book published in 2023: Ryan's Hope: An Oral History of Daytime's Groundbreaking Soap (11/9/23)
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title: How to Kill Your Family